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Question by benjiross (993)
I thought there was a skunk lingering in my backyard, but my husband thinks it's a polecat.
Answer by Britt (453)
In the US, there is no difference, a polecat is another term for skunk. They are one in the same, I'd advise not going near it.
Answer by Zoso (869)
A skunk is a specific species, and "polecat" is a bigger category of mammalian animals including skunks, civets, and several individual species like the European polecat and the marbled polecat.
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